Rattan Lal Kataria

Constituency: Ambala

Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Father's Name: Shri Jyoti Ram Kataria

Mother's Name: Smt. Pariwari Devi

Date of Birth: Wednesday, December 19, 1951

Birth Place: Vill. Sandhali, Distt. Yamunanagar, Haryana

Anniversary Date: Wednesday, May 4, 1983

Spouse Name: Smt. Banto Kataria

SONS: 1

DAUGHTERS: 2

State Name: Haryana

Permanent Address: 352, Kataria Kunj, MDC-4, Panchkula, HaryanaTel : (01722) 555352, 09416499855 (M)

Present Address: Haryana Bhawan, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi - 110 001

Email Id: ratanlal[dot]kataria[at]sansad[dot]nic[dot]in

Education Qualifications: B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Political Science), LL.B. Educated at Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra and S.D. College, Ambala Cantt. (Haryana)

Countries Visited: Australia, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People`s Republic of China), Japan, Singapore, Thailand, U.A.E., U.K. and U.S.A.

Positions Held: 1980 State Vice-President, Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha
1980 onwards Member, BJP National Council
1981 - 1982 Spokesperson, BJP, Haryana
1982 State President Anusoochit Morcha, (BJP), Haryana
1984 - 1988 State Minister, BJP, Haryana
1987 Member, Haryana Legislative Assembly
1987-91 All India General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) Scheduled Castes Morcha
Parliamentary Secretary, (Revenue), Haryana
1990 -1991 Akhil Bhartiya Mantri Anusoochit Morcha
1997 - 1998 Akhil Bhartiya Mahamantri, Anusoochit Morcha
1998 - 1999 Akhil Bhartiya Mantri, BJP
1999 Elected to 13^th Lok Sabha
1999-2000 Member, Standing Committee on Finance
Member, Committee of Privileges
Member, Committee on Sub-ordinate Legislation
Member, Standing Committee on Energy
March 2000 onwards All India Secretary, B.J.P.
2001 - 2003 State President, BJP, Haryana
May, 2014 Re-elected to 16^th Lok Sabha (2^nd term)
14 Aug. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Finance
15 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Private Members` Bills and Resolutions
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

OTHER INFO: Chairman, (i) Harijan Kalyan Nigam, 1987-89, (ii) Warehousing Corporation, 1997-99; President, Guru Ravi Das Sabha; Media Incharge, B.J.P., Haryana Member (2000 - 2004), Hindi Salahkar Samiti; Agriculture Advisory Committee; Northern Railway Advisory Committee; Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Spokesperson, BJP, Haryana and Special Invitee Member, All India Scheduled Caste Front. Collected various items for Indian soldiers during Indo-China war 1962; Recipient of Award from first Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru at Teen Murti in 1963 as a Child Artist; Attended UN General Assembly at New York, USA as member of Indian Delegation (December, 2001); A committed worker of Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh for the last 37 years.